Stephanie Prewitt

Experience

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  Virginia Port Authority

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Program Manager

  Spokesperson for esteemed agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia with federal, state, regional and local authorities. Represented Port of Virginia with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, American Association of Port Authorities, Hampton Roads Maritime Association, multiple Economic Development Commissions, multiple State and City officials, U.S. Foreign Trade Zones Board and the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones. Participated in drafting of legislation submitted and approved by the General Assembly. Responsibilities included managing and annual reporting for Foreign Trade Zone #20. Successfully drafted and received approval from the U.S. Foreign Trade Zones Board for a Major Boundary Modification and several Minor Boundary Modifications for the Foreign Trade Zone. Collaborated with the Executive Director and General Counsel in the research and analysis of legal rules, regulations, procedures and issues affecting the Port of Virginia. Worked with the General Counsel on the Authority’s governmental procurement process. Drafted articles for publication in VPA marketing materials. Responsible for overseeing Aid to Local Ports Grant Program. Prepared Board Resolutions for approval by Commissioners. Represented General Counsel at meetings. Supported Deputy Executive Director in management of the Port Authority’s Police Department. Responsible for implementation of employee retirement savings plans and drafting of contractual agreements with retirement plan providers. Monitored internal operating policies and procedures. Maintained the Employee Policies and Procedures Manual for the agency. Show less

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  Orlando Health

  Nov 2005 - now

  Responsible for providing legal counsel and oversight to support Orlando Health's affiliated group purchasing organization (GPO), its members, and its Board of Directors and is also responsible for participating with other key executives in strategic planning for the GPO to ensure that appropriate market opportunities are captured on a local, national, and international basis. Responsible for the following: Partnering with applicable constituents to evalute market opportunities that involve group purchasing as a value proposition; Acting as the legal representative for strategic opportunities and clinical integration initiatives; Participating in operational and legal due diligence in connection with evaluation of market opportunities involving the GPO, focusing on legal impediments to integration assumptions and plans; Assisting with resolution of tactical GPO issues; Working with applicable executives in defining, documenting, and implementing processes for addressing recurring GPO issues; Coordinating with outside legal counsel regarding structure and tax issues, preparing and negotiating contracts; Assuming responsibility for coordinating with Corporate Compliance, GPO President and SVP of Legal Affairs and outside legal counsel to ensure that all GPO contracts and activities are structured to meet appropriate legal and regulatory requirements; Preparing presentations for potential members regarding the legal aspects of GPO opportunities; Monitoring state and federal regulation for any potential impact on the GPO, including but not limited to, the Medicare reimbursement regulations; Serving as liaison to international law counsel; Determining associate and outside counsel support needs for the GPO; Monitoring the outside counsel legal budget for the GPO; Possessing a sound understanding of the GPO self-contracting model and their integration with broad and complex legal issues; Handling special projects at request of SVP of Legal Affairs. Show less Provide leadership at the system level to develop, implement, support and evaluate community benefit efforts that effectively support Orlando Health’s overall mission, vision and operations. Responsible for implementing strategic and operational improvements to the organization’s community benefit investments, system-wide. Monitor strategic progress and direction and make recommendations for change to ensure compliance with community benefit standards of practice and regulatory compliance. Provide guidance and support to the hospitals to create, build and implement community benefit programs that include needs assessments, priority setting, program planning, evaluation and measurement of accomplishments. Coordinate and oversee system-wide community benefit data collection and reporting. Identify and engage prospective community partners. Foster relationships with key community partners within Orlando Health’s service area for the purpose of exploring opportunities to forge mutually beneficial alliances, mobilize community stakeholders, decrease duplication of services and address community health problems. Provide staff support to the Board level Community Benefit Council at the system and hospital levels. Prepare reports, including providing information for the IRS 990 Schedule H, for annual presentation to the Board of Directors, Attorney General’s office and others as required. Show less Direct the daily operations and team members of the Corporate Compliance department. Develop policies, procedures and processes for a comprehensive compliance program. Investigate and assure the resolution of compliance related issues. Formalize and expand the compliance program to ensure that laws, rules, regulations, ethical requirements and policies and procedures that govern the organization are strictly adhered to. Provide training to board members, team members, physicians and vendors on various compliance topics such as fraud and abuse laws, coding requirements, the claim submission process, marketing practices, antitrust, taxation and similar areas. Responsible for identifying and developing key relationships within Orlando Health. Coordinate with the senior executives and various operational areas such as risk management, laboratory, billing, coding, pharmacy, radiology, clinical research and human resources. Direct systematic reviews of Orlando Health policies and procedures and recommend necessary changes. Serve as the legal representative in compliance and operational audits to determine where changes could result in improved levels of compliance. Institute and maintain an effective compliance education and communication program for the organization, including promoting use of the Compliance Hotline, heightened awareness of the Code of Conduct and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures. Work in collaboration with the Corporate Director, Internal Audit in the direction of Orlando Health’s Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit Programs to ensure the integrity and compatibility of the functions of each. Keep abreast of current developments in hospital compliance and changes in local, state and federal laws as applicable. Active member of the Florida Hospital Association Corporate Compliance Association, American Health Lawyers Association and Healthcare Corporate Compliance Association. Show less Actively participated in the management of the daily operations of the Corporate Compliance department. Functioned as a resource for ORH team members and physicians on healthcare compliance matters. Functioned as the corporate resource on applicable laws, regulations and policies and procedures as assigned. Conducted legal research as necessary. Participated in the reporting of major compliance programs, activities and initiatives to the board of directors of ORH, South Lake Hospital, MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando and any other entity as needed. Participated in systematic reviews of ORH policies and procedures from a compliance perspective and recommended necessary changes to such policies and procedures. Responsible for the development, maintenance and revision of the administrative policies and procedures created and maintained by the Corporate Compliance department. Ensured that the Director and other team members were informed and updated on any changes in applicable law or regulation. Served as the legal representative in the performance of compliance and operational audits to determine where changes could result in improved levels of compliance. Instituted and maintained an effective compliance education and communication program for the organization including promoting use of the Compliance Hotline, awareness of the Code of Conduct and understanding of new and existing compliance issues and related policies and procedures. Represented the Corporate Compliance department on organizational project teams, at management meetings and with external organizations. Maintained accuracy and confidentiality of data and information. Show less

  • VP, Corporate Compliance and Ethics Officer

    Mar 2025 - now

  • Assistant Vice President, Compliance and Ethics

    Nov 2023 - Feb 2025

  • Senior Director, Compliance & Ethics

    Jan 2017 - Nov 2023

  • Managing Counsel, Healthcare Purchasing Alliance

    May 2012 - Dec 2016

  • Director, Community Benefit

    Mar 2011 - Apr 2012

  • Corporate Director, Compliance

    Oct 2006 - Feb 2011

  • Corporate Integrity Manager

    Nov 2005 - Sept 2006